Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley

Location and Contact Information

2809 Saucon Valley Road
Center Valley, PA 18034-8447
USA
Main Tel: (610) 285-5000
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Penn State Lehigh Valley was established in 1912 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It offered the first associate degrees in 1951 in Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering Technology. It moved to its present campus in 1977. The university campus is spread across an area of around 40 acres in Fogelsville, Pennsylvania. The land was donated by Mohr Orchards. The university adopted its current name in the 1990s. It also has a Corporate Learning Center located in Bethlehem. Penn State Lehigh Valley offers a wide variety of baccalaureate and associate’s degrees in diverse areas of study.

The university is home to many student clubs and organizations such as the Blue and White Society, Buzz Club, Community Service Club, Magic Club, Habitat for Humanity, PsiChi, Veterans Club, and International Club.

Penn State Lehigh Valley provides several scholarship programs including the Bayard D. and Ethel M. Kunkle Scholarship, Lehigh Valley Alumni Scholarship, Eugene R. and Sandra A. Slaski Scholarship, and many more.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in business and management, education and teaching, computer science and engineering, and therapy and counseling.
  • High male/female ratio.
  • High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.

Features of note:

  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Part-time classes are available.
  • ROTC.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 12,250
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 18,268
Books and supplies$ 1,360

Financial Aid

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 76% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant55%$5,531
Institutional Grant36%$2,269
Federal Grant27%$4,376
Pell Grant27%$3,652
Other Federal Grant21%$1,036
State or Local Grant33%$2,965

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan60%$5,987
Federal Loan60%$5,334
Other Loan6%$7,362

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BeaverMonaca, PA845
2Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New KensingtonUpper Burrell, PA876
3University of Pittsburgh-JohnstownJohnstown, PA3,032
4Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-BarreLehman, PA684
5Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BerksReading, PA2,800
6Hawaii Pacific UniversityHonolulu, HI8,293
7University of Mississippi Main CampusUniversity, MS15,289
8Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, KY15,082
9Western State College of ColoradoGunnison, CO2,315
10University of Pittsburgh-BradfordBradford, PA1,502

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Bachelor827
Associate63
< 1 year certificate42

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  15
Without tenure; working toward tenure  8
Without tenure; tenure not available  14

Students

Student enrollment was 816 in 2009-2010 (760 full-time equivalent).

About 69% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 31% of the class.

Undergrads are 97% of enrolled students and graduate students are 3%.

Students under 25 years old represent 81% of the student body. About 7% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men82%
Women79%
All81%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal440-550
Math430-580

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (46 awarded)

  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business/Commerce
  • Labor Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded)

  • Information Science/Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (18 awarded)

  • Elementary Education and Teaching

LIBERAL ARTS (4 awarded)

  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MEDIA (1 awarded)

  • Organizational Communication

SCIENCE (1 awarded)

  • Biological and Physical Sciences

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (14 awarded)

  • Psychology